I think it’s Peanut saying that since his mouth is open (though we can’t rightly tell if Grape’s is from this angle). Also, “awesome” seems more like something he’d say, while Grape might be more reserved.

I’d have to agree because normally Grape only gets excited about the Pridelands. Peanut however gets excited about everything since he’s a dog…that actually reminds me of a comic I read in the paper once

Unless he joins the Good Old Dog Club… Bino might pass a rule against foreign dogs because Itsuki seem to have a grasp on his cutural background than those 2 Russian dogs who talk in broken Russ-lish like from the movies…

Itsuki was clearly referred to as ‘he’ multiple times in the first comic of the arc. Of course, given that this is Housepets, the other Frank could have been mistaken, and Earl simply repeated the pronoun…

It’s used in this context as a sort of “Weeeeellll…”, “Now that you mention it…”, “Not in so many words…”, or even “Yeah, you got me.”. He’s not saying ‘Yes’, but he’s not saying ‘No’, either, and he’s using a shade of ‘Maybe’ that’s leaning positive.

It’s one of those Japanese things, where they don’t come right out and SAY something, even if they want it. Better to be indirect and subtle… Plausible Deniability is very common when asking for favors.

Well, the implications are that despite inviting a family of four (ok, two humans and their pets) over for dinner, all he can afford to put out for dinner is rice, noodles, and a single mid-range fish. Even when he’s trying to impress/thank the new boss. Rice and noodles are dirt cheap – even US students have discovered the joys of ramen noodles – and the whole meal probably cost Itsuki less than ten bucks.

He’s a college student, so it’s not unexpected to be living on as small a budget as possible.

Hanchou means leader basically. He’s using it as an honorific to show he accepts and respects Mr. Sandwhich as his boss, the same way an English speaker would just say Mr. or Ms. to their boss. That’s where English gets the term “head hancho.”

It’s one of those Japanese phrases that means a lot of things depending on context. In this case it’s a ‘You could say that’ sort of thing. He’s not coming right out and saying that yes, he needs the money, but he’s not disagreeing, either.

When dealing with Japanese Politeness, one has to read as much into what someone DOESNT say as what they DO.

“Hein” is usually used as “You dig?” “Got it?” “Understand?” or “Savvy?” The word is actually French, but since it’s just used because it’s gratuitous foreign language, it’s not like people care who they give the line to

OH yes…yes-yes-yes… THAT show had so many things wrong that it was just great. Thx for bringing it up man I had a great laugh remembering that part.
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Up until the point I ended up on TvTropes somehow and went on a WikiWalk till 3:30am… XP

Thanks for the link I now get it about halfway through I fell out of my chair laughing and Rick was right Monty Python references are the pinnacle of modern comedy and I think I just woke everybody up. So if I am never back again remember as Dr. Evil once said “What’s a farjer?”

The gratuitous Japanese may be cute, but it’s nowhere near as cute as Itsuki! Also, Peanut’s expression=win! Now, here is an HTML tag demonstrating the win on his face: *is a massive computer nerd* Maybe I could just create an Internal Style sheet for peanut, since I would use those exact same values in pretty much any tag. And yes, I am a nerd, but I am proud of it!

A lot of the food in buffets are not really Asian foods though. Really the only thing I know of on the Chinese food menus that is Asian is the Wanton soup and teriyaki. Although teriyaki is Japanese in origin and not Chinese

OMG Itsuki is so adorable in the first panel! I really agree with Sandwich-san. The Japanese is really cute though. I hope the Housepets gang enjoy Itsuki’s dinner. He really does need the money Weel I hope Sandwich-san takes care of him for us